New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-02-16

tuted for 'the senase bill-1Ol to 68-and
passed The senate bill prohibiting the inn
sportation of opium into the United States bY
any subject Of the emperor Of China passed:
The Dill to carry into effect the International
convention OF March q, 1884, for the proteci
ton Of submarine cables passed. Mr. Nc
Creary called up the bill authorizing the
presidents to arrange for conference for the
purpose OF promoting arbitration and en-
couraging reciprocal relations between the
United States and Mexico, Central and South
America and Brazil Without action, the
house. took recess till 7:3O, the evening
session to be for the delivery Of eulogies
When the honse reassenbled resolutions
were adopted on the death of Messrs Arnotu.
Beach and Dowdney, all of New York, and
eulogies spoken. ;,
The session OF the senate was devoted
to the delivery OF memorial addresses on
the late senatorLogan. The eulogists were
Senator'S Colon, Morgan, Edmunds, Man,
duson, Allison, Spooner, Frye and Sabin.
The house received from the
senate the senate bill to encourage
the manufacture of steel for modern naval
ordnance and other naval purposes,
and to provide heavy ordnance adapt
ca TO modern naval warfare. Mr..
Reed asked Immediate consideration OF
the BILL but Mr.. Holman objected. After a
long discussion the bill was referred to the
committee on appropriations. The speaker
laid before the house the senate bill provids
ing Tor the manufacture of ordinance for
army purposes. and making appropria-
tions for coast defenses. This was likewise
referred to the committee on appropria11
tons Eulogies were pronounced upon the
late Representative Price OF Wisconsin.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1O.-The presiding
officer presented resolutions of joint con-
vention of the house Of the general assembly
OF Indiana" Republican members) protesting
against the validity of the election of David
Turple as United States senator Referred
to the committee on privileges and elections
Also message from the house of repre-
sentatives, with substitute, for the senate
Chinese indemnify bill. Mr.. Edmunds said
that the two bills amounted to the same
purpose, except that perhaps the house sub
stitute did it in more simple way. He
moved that the substitute be concurred in.
Agreed to. The bill to establish sub
treasury at Louisville was reported ad-
versely Bills introduced:
By Mr.. Cullom, to amend the Revised Statutes
80 that no person shall be debarred from receiv-
ing patent for his invention or discovery, nor
any patent be declared invalid by reason of its
having been first patented in a foreign country.
unless the same has been introduced into pub
lie use in the United States for more than two
years prior to the application. By Mr.. Sabin,
authorizing the secretary of the interior to per-
nit persons who engaged in cutting logs on
small streams that flow through Indian reserva-
tlons to make such necessary improvements in
clearing out rocks or building dams as may be
required to float the logs through rapids or shall
low places.
The house bill to provide for the location
and erection of branch home for disabled
volunteer soldiers west of the Rocky Noun
tains (appro priating 800 OOO) was amended
BY the adoption of substitute appro priauing
81 80 900, and providing for ten instead OF
nine managers, one of them to be a resident
OF state or territory west of the Rocky
Mountains, and appointing James A. Way
m1er OF San francisco to serve as manager
up to April, 1892 The bill as thus amend
ed was passed, and conference asked. The
house bill relating to the importing and
landing OF mackerel caught during the
spawning season passed-34 to 11-and
conference was ordered. The Eads Tehaun-
tepec bill was considered.
THE LOWER HOUSE.
Mr.. Merriman IN. W was appointed a
member of the committee on naval affairs,
10 fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Mr.. Hewitt. Wednesday next was set
aside for the delivery of eulogies upon the
the appointment of Mr.. Hammond as one of
the conferrees upon the anti Mormon bill, in
place of Mr.. Tucker, who has been called
away on account of the death of his daugh-
ter at Natchez, Miss. The consular and Dip
lOmatic appropriation bill was considered
Mr.: Allen, Democratic member from Mis-
slssippl mildly criticised the Democrats for
making larger appropriations for Democratic
than Republican admin STATIONS. Mr. Bel
mont said:s
The bill was an increase over the actual
amount carried by the bill of last year of 1885,
600, but the increased collections to the treas
ury under it would. at the lowest estimate. be
$15O,OOO.
Mr.. Henderson, from the committee on
military affairs reported bill against the
Salt Lake & Fort Douglas right OF way
across the Fort Douglas military reservation
in Utah.
The senate bill for negotiation with the
Shoshone and Bannock tribes OF indians for
REIMBURSEMENT OF title to such of the lands
OF the Fort Hail reservation as required for
the uses and purposes of the Utah g. North
ern and the Oregon Short Line passed the
senate.
The house bill empowering the Fort Worth
& Denver to construct and operate railway
through the Indian Territory was passed
A motion to reconsider the vote passing it
was entered by Mr.. Platt so that he might
have time to examine it,
HOUSE.
The house has agreed to the senate amend,
ments to the bill allowing the Manitoba
right of way through the Fort Beruhold res,
ervation, and, having been signed by the
speaker of the house and president of the
senate, it has gone to the president for his
approval "A gentleman from Dakota saws
that the road has already been graded across
the reservation, and has only awaited this
action OF congress for other equipment
Those who have talked with the president
upon the subject say the bill will be signed
at once
The Wounded Detective Dies.
CLEVELAND, Feb. sS.-Detective Hulligan,
one of the police officers assaulted by des-
peradoes at Ravenna. died. He leaves wife
and four children. Detective Hulligan was
forty years old, and was the oldest detective
in Cleveland in point Of service Every
daily paper in the city lis receiving money
for the relief of isfamily. The posi- mortem
examination revealed ten, terrible wounds in
his 1pof cIy, in